BMW started off making aircraft engines over a hundred years ago when powered aircraft were first being developed … which is why their logo is a circle with four different coloured quarters, it’s the image of a spinning propeller
Just don’t ask them what they were doing between 1933 and 1945
Yes … and because of that, for the longest time, because so many people repeated it, I thought the acronym stood for Bavarian Motor Works … its actually ‘Bayerische Motoren Werke’
Hence why their logo is 3 tuning forks.
BMW started off making aircraft engines over a hundred years ago when powered aircraft were first being developed … which is why their logo is a circle with four different coloured quarters, it’s the image of a spinning propeller
Just don’t ask them what they were doing between 1933 and 1945
Nintendo started off making playing cards, that’s why their logo is a [Remainder of comment removed due to Cease and Desist]
This is a misconception. The chequered blue and white is part of a Bavarian flag, but due to some legal issues they had to straighten it.
Silent movies with Chaplin?
The image of a propeller is from an ad they once ran, but the logo existed beforehand.
I think it’s also a reference to the bavarian flag.
Yes … and because of that, for the longest time, because so many people repeated it, I thought the acronym stood for Bavarian Motor Works … its actually ‘Bayerische Motoren Werke’
Which is literally just German for Bavarian Motor Works.
God damit! … I was right all along … just in the wrong language!
Peugeot started off making pepper and salt grinders.
Business, ofc
That’s awesome
Then they moved to motorcycle forks
Maybe they can do Y-Wings next.
But also resemble a motor with three pistons.